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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.889575
Energy at 298.15K-622.893278
HF Energy-622.889575
Nuclear repulsion energy191.735956
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3592 3524 83.86      
2 A' 1226 1203 142.99      
3 A' 1070 1050 4.95      
4 A' 765 750 130.96      
5 A' 467 459 67.56      
6 A' 423 415 103.08      
7 A' 291 286 17.30      
8 A" 3588 3521 27.28      
9 A" 1025 1006 62.13      
10 A" 773 759 334.80      
11 A" 432 424 76.50      
12 A" 171 168 11.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6911.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6782.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
0.28274 0.25144 0.16041

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.302 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.048 0.944 0.000
O3 0.302 -0.703 1.273
O4 0.302 -0.703 -1.273
H5 -0.646 -0.889 1.474
H6 -0.646 -0.889 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47881.64761.64762.14152.1415
O21.47882.48192.48192.38562.3856
O31.64762.48192.54700.98712.9121
O41.64762.48192.54702.91210.9871
H52.14152.38560.98712.91212.9471
H62.14152.38562.91210.98712.9471

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 106.012 S1 O4 H6 106.012
O2 S1 O3 104.962 O2 S1 O4 104.962
O3 S1 O4 101.235
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.901      
2 O -0.527      
3 O -0.526      
4 O -0.526      
5 H 0.340      
6 H 0.340      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.140 -1.331 0.000 1.752
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.934 5.262 0.000
y 5.262 -29.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.155
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.858 5.262 0.000
y 5.262 -0.950 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.809
Polar
3z2-r23.618
x2-y20.061
xy5.262
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.928 -0.260 0.000
y -0.260 3.861 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.439


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.677
(<r2>)1/2 8.926